So in the next picture is what changed the direction of this whole project. the closet had 2 doors one on the left and one the right with a wall in between the doors. we were going to take the doors off tear the wall out and make one opening for the closet. this is what we found.... http://i1121.pho...

That is exactly what me and my wife has been talking about

on a side note I think part of the smell might of been the dead possum we found under the bedroom floor...YUCKO

So we went ahead and started replacing the floors in the master bedroom where the water heater had busted. we got it all cut out and cleaned up. it needs new insulation, going to have to put the new floor in and a cap on top of it as the house has real hardwoods in kitchen living room and hallway, i...

Greg wrote:You may want to try pulling a few outlets & boxes to get a look inside the walls. That may give you a better idea of how bad things are and go from there.

Greg

yea we went ahead and did that and it had to be BAD at one time here!

So the plan with the walls was to remove the batten strips tape and mud the seams, bead the corners and finish it like a stick built home. i knew it would be a challenge with the VOG board and the cracking of the drywall mud that happens over time that i kept reading about, but was going to give it ...

So we put all new lights in the kitchen, track light above the sink(which i am not a fan off puts off crazy heat) did not have all the mounting hardware in the box so had to run to the store to pick up the screws that held it to the ceiling box. Also put new light by stove, one by the back door and ...

well got the ceiling painted in the kitchen and nothing fell off. well that was a win.. now i need to put up the new lights ...

So before we put the kitchen in we need to paint the ceilings and walls soo here comes lesson 1..popcorn ceilings are no fun to roll!! i went and bought a pump sprayer to seal the ceilings before we rolled them. also went and bought a foam roller made to paint popcorn ceilings from menards. along wi...

It looks like you have a good start on it. How is the sub floor since it was soaked? You will also need to redo the belly insulation too. Greg we are 10 montths into it and have learned a lot! i can say before i go on any farther..THIS TURNED OUT TO BE MORE THAN ME AND MY WIFE EVER DREAMED IT WOULD...

I myself did not mix any paint bought the ceiling paint at depot pulled the lid and sprayed it. There is a adjustment nozzle on the end of the gun I turned it till I got the spray pattern I needed and away I went. It was very simple to do

ok going to try putting some pics up. when we got it he had all ready had real wood floors put in so we went in cleaned them up and covered the floor not to get paint on them. like i said in the first post we are 10 months into this project. its just me and my wife and i am not to quick at anything ...

great advice i forget when we did ours the house was empty and did not have to cover anything as we were in a complete remodel that made it a lot easier.

Hey everyone been lurking for a while and have learned a LOT!! I am going to try and not make this post a mile long and will break it up as i go. This project is entering its 10 month so i am pretty far along. will give you a brief back story. Here we go, the home is a 1995 Liberty 16x80 my wifes fa...